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Airway Management Physician Update

Airway Management Physician Update

The American Heart Association Airway Management Course is a unique program designed to give participants the chance to learn, practice and demonstrate their ability in applying many airway skills used in resuscitation.

Target Audience

Non-anesthesiologist physicians who perform moderate sedation

Learning Objectives

Demonstrate the correct technique for providing positive pressure ventilations using a bag-valve-mask device.

Describe the clinical situations in which the use of oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airways are useful, and identify at least one contraindication for each device.

Identify four devices used to administer supplemental oxygen to a patient with spontaneous respirations, and cite the approximate percentage of oxygen delivered by each device.

Mr. John Mouw and Mr. Nelson Pena have both indicated that they do not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose and that their discussion will not include mention of investigational or off-label usage.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

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